Pilates Mat  program for OSTEOPOROSIS patients

What is Osteoporosis:

Osteoporosis is a “silent” disease characterized by loss of bone mass.

Pilates will help osteoporosis patients:

- by strengthening the musculature around weak bones

- by increasing ability to balance – balance is very important, because many osteoporosis patients fracture bone as a result of falls associated with poor balance

- by increasing density of bone by weight bearing exercise, using own body weight.

 

Exercise safe and allowed:

- weight bearing exercise

- balance exercises

- spinal extension

- rotation (only in some cases)

 

Exercise contraindicated

- forward or lateral flexion of the spine

- twisting

Pilates Mat workshop for OSTEOPOROSIS patients 

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